He lost the game for us two times last night! First, in the ninth he trys to tag out ichiro out before he catches the ball. Then with ONE out with the Bases loaded, the infield and outfield playing in. All he got to do is hit the ball hard and we would win. What does he do, strike out on a ball in the dirt!!! Marte is better then blake! just bench him already!

drewd wrote:He lost the game for us two times last night! First, in the ninth he trys to tag out ichiro out before he catches the ball. Then with ONE out with the Bases loaded, the infield and outfield playing in. All he got to do is hit the ball hard and we would win. What does he do, strike out on a ball in the dirt!!! Marte is better then blake! just bench him already!

He lost the game for us two times last night!

I could've sworn they won that game last night.

I also would swear the game was tied when he took his truly pathetic swings.

Horrible play. Catch the ball, make the tag.
Horrible swings. Try and hit a strike.

slegend wrote:I like the idea of a "sticky" thread... Might as well name it Casey Blake to honor the player that draws out more frustration than any person to ever wear the Tribe uniform!

Atleast Blake will always be remembered for something!

Everytime I see Casey Blake's face, I see the 5-4-3 DP in Game 7. I don't think I will ever get past that. Do I need to seek professional help?

Yes. You should probably try to recall how badly Carmona and CC played long before you fixate over Blake. They cost us a WS chance, not him.

He did hit nearly .350 in that series against Boston, after all.

Again, folks, if anyone truly thinks that Blake is the reason we aren't a .500 team right now, they need to really start watching those games closer. He's part of the reason, but the main one? No. Not even close. He's not a guy expected to be driving the production of this team. It's those guys who aren't getting the job done. Blame Hafner. Blame Sizemore's slump. Blame Garko's slump. Blame CC's awful first couple of starts. Blame JoBo. Blame Betancourt. Blame FG's gawd awful first couple of weeks. Blame A-Cab's inability to hit the ball. Spread the blame, there's plenty of it to go around.

Blake is leading the team in RBIs from the #9 hole. Whaddaya want from the guy? Any other team would be thrilled to have 19 ribs from the 9 hole after 28 games.

WiscTribeFan is right. Blake is not the problem. He looks bad on a lot of at-bats and he's no threat to win the batting crown, but he gets a lot of mileage out of his hits. And he's one of the few players on this team who can score from second on a single.

Marte couldn't hit in Buffalo and he can't hit up here. Cold weather my ass. It's like the scouts told Tony - he has trouble with the inside stuff because he needs to extend his arms and he's a sucker for the breaking stuff away. But he probably is OK on pitches in the middle of the plate when the temperature is is 75 degrees or higher.

Prosecutor wrote:Marte couldn't hit in Buffalo and he can't hit up here. Cold weather my ass. It's like the scouts told Tony - he has trouble with the inside stuff because he needs to extend his arms and he's a sucker for the breaking stuff away. But he probably is OK on pitches in the middle of the plate when the temperature is is 75 degrees or higher.

Trade him to the Rays or Marlins for a decent prospect in A ball.

That may be all true. If it is....

1) why is he taking up space on our ML roster?
2) why would any sane GM trade a decent prospect for him?
3) if BP couldn't develop by riding the pine, how can Marte?

It sounds like everyone would be better off if they just gave Marte his walking papers & let him have a chance to catch on with a team that will give him more than 2 AB's per week.

If the Dolans owned BP, they'd give promotions to everyone responsible for the oil spill.

Everytime Blake has a bad game the rants begin. When he gets off to a slow start the rants begin. When he is hitting around his mean many of you argue the numbers are meaningless because he hits poorly with RISP. Now that he is hitting with RISP the only thing that gets mentioned is his poor BA. Did I mention I really really love you guys?

The biggest problem right now is that the Tribe is not hitting with RISP and you want to bench the player this season who has arguably been the best hitter with RISP. I know, I know he won't keep this pace up for the whole season so let's bench him before he stops hitting so well with RISP, right? I might be wrong but I think I've mentioned I really, really, really love you guys.

Course he is hitting terribly with no runners on so maybe we should bench him. Here are his numbers to date followed by Martinez's:

Everytime Blake has a bad game the rants begin. When he gets off to a slow start the rants begin. When he is hitting around his mean many of you argue the numbers are meaningless because he hits poorly with RISP. Now that he is hitting with RISP the only thing that gets mentioned is his poor BA. Did I mention I really really love you guys?

The biggest problem right now is that the Tribe is not hitting with RISP and you want to bench the player this season who has arguably been the best hitter with RISP. I know, I know he won't keep this pace up for the whole season so let's bench him before he stops hitting so well with RISP, right? I might be wrong but I think I've mentioned I really, really, really love you guys.

Just wait until Paul Byrd has a bad outing. The "Byrd sucks" posts will start to fly then as well....

Jennifer wrote:The biggest problem right now is that the Tribe is not hitting with RISP and you want to bench the player this season who has arguably been the best hitter with RISP. I know, I know he won't keep this pace up for the whole season so let's bench him before he stops hitting so well with RISP, right?

I dont understand why the Blake bashing continues. Yes well all know he sucks, this is no secret. But to constantly bitch and moan about him playing is pointless and redundant. Blake isnt going anywhere this season, and he will get his 500+ AB's. So we might as well back the dude and give him our support because we need everybody to get it in gear if we are to make some noise this year.

Jennifer wrote:The biggest problem right now is that the Tribe is not hitting with RISP and you want to bench the player this season who has arguably been the best hitter with RISP. I know, I know he won't keep this pace up for the whole season so let's bench him before he stops hitting so well with RISP, right?

Blake since his outburst in KC.

.125 .250 .208 .458 24 AB 11 K 1 RBI

How odd. Perhaps Blake's biggest critic when it comes to hitting with RISP failing to provide Blake's RISP for the period he cites. In this period he was 1 for 4 (a double) .250/.500/.400/..900.

The thread topic is "benching" Blake not "sitting" him for a game or two. If you want to offer arguments why he should be sat for a game beyond having a bad week I surely would consider it.

I will say this about Blake. I think he is much better suited as a super utility guy. I like him in that position more than i do as an every day third baseman. I think it serves the team better as well.

If Marte gets some playing time, and looks very good, we may have found our long-term solution to 3B. Blake will be gone next year, either way.

If Marte plays, and looks pretty good, at least he improves his trade value.

I'm having a hard time imagining Marte playing and being much worse than Blake offensively. And I personally don't expect much from Marte (maybe .230, 10, 60 in a full first year). His defense is superior to Blake's, so I see no downside.

drewd wrote:Then with ONE out with the Bases loaded, the infield and outfield playing in. All he got to do is hit the ball hard and we would win. What does he do, strike out on a ball in the dirt!!! Marte is better then blake! just bench him already!

Wasn't this also a problem for three other guys? I recall Gutierrez looking even worse in his AB before Droobs came up with the big knock.

And trust me, once Blake it gone, everyone will likely shift their attention to the next punching bag.

SymbolicAttack wrote:I dont understand why the Blake bashing continues. Yes well all know he sucks, this is no secret. But to constantly bitch and moan about him playing is pointless and redundant. Blake isnt going anywhere this season, and he will get his 500+ AB's. So we might as well back the dude and give him our support because we need everybody to get it in gear if we are to make some noise this year.

I guess I will have to start hoping for an ACL tear and the career at his age will be over!

While these are the same numbers from other threads if there's an anti-Blake thread I must participate. Since Jen doesn't like career numbers I'll look for Casey to start hitting like he has the last couple of years soon. Don't all clubs have a full time 3rd baseball with a .207 RISP?

Blake stand out because he has no upside. The Delucci/Michaels platoon on paper is great and atm Delucci is playine well. Franky has huge upside. Cabrera is such a good fielder and Garko has shown he can flat hit. Casey at his best is average. Since he is not playing well find out what Marte can do. Give him the month of May, you gave Blake April lets see what happens..very little to lose.

Y'Know, there's something to be said about doing many things (like playing every position in the field) well enough to warrant a roster spot. But, as the saying goes...jack of all trades, master of none!!!

If Casey Jake doesn't embody that saying, I don't know who does. The guy gives away as many games jaking it in the clutch as he does when he comes through, so he is a wash in the clutch category.

But it's the day-to-day #s where this guy needs work...and a lot of it. He is barely hitting above the Mendoza line and that won't improve if he has the same BA in a couple weeks.

Casey Jake is a liability if he is hitting anywhere other than 9th in the order. (I would prefer him to hit 10th on days when Sabathia is on the hill, but that's just me).

Thankfully, this chump is a FA after this season. Shapiro should turn into the Sta-Puft Marshmallow Man if he is even thinking about signing this AAAA player to another deal.

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